I’m looking to implement follow mode using a couple of BlueBoats put noticed that the parameters for follow mode aren’t included. Is there an easy way to just add them back in? I can successfully run follow mode using ArduPilot SITL, and now I want to try it with the BlueBoats!
Hi @d4c -
Welcome to the forums!
You may need to update your firmware, the parameters for follow are present in ArduRover used on the BlueBoat and work just fine! You may only see the follow parameters after enabling FOLL_ENABLE =1 and restarting the autopilot
You will need to make sure each vehicle:
- Has a different IP address for. both Mikrotik Radio and Raspberry Pi (I increase everything by 10, so 192.168.2.2/4 for vehicle 1, .2.12/14 for vehicle 2, etc.)
- Has the autopilot parameter SYS_ID_THISMAV set to a different value for each vehicle
- You may want to set a different hostname in BlueOS (upper left) for each vehicle as well, but this may not be required.
Can you confirm you are running ArduRover 4.5+ in the Autopilot Firmware menu?
Hi Tony, thanks for the follow-up! It’s strange - the parameters weren’t showing up when I was looking in QGroundControl, but your response prompted me to check in the BlueOS webpage and the parameters are showing there… I’ll do some more digging but it looks like it’s at least partially resolved!
Looking forward to getting some BlueBoats to chase each other 
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